Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-06-06
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THE TERM CATABRH Is APP
l. piled to q peculiar disorder of the
nostrils and adjacent parts, which prevails
to an alarming extent and is productive OF
very serious consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic
features is a morbid discharge from the
head, varying in its nature at different
times.
In some there is an almost cor slant flow
of clear, acid fluid, butoftener al offensive,
purult mt, or muco-purulent, greenish-yel-
low matter is secreted. Which accumulates
in the nostrils or drops into the throat,
necessitating its frequent removal by blow
ing the Lose or expectoratioD, and often by
botn processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was in state of
rottenness, so great is the amount of matter
discharged and SO fetid is Its odor. The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping into the throat of the morbid
matter from the head, and as a recumbeni
position nsturallv fayors the flow down
wald, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are obliged to
lie with the head very much elevated ia
order to sleep with some degree OF com
fort.
In others tough, viscid and off nsive
phlegm collects behind and above the sof.
palate, in the passage between the thtoet
and head, sdhering TO the parts with glutsh
tenacity. Its lodgment emharresses respi-
ration and creates sensation of irritation
and uneasiness in the affected locality,
which gives Use to a constant and almost
irresistible desire to relieve the discomfort
by drawing the mucous into the throat SO as
to eject 1t by the mouth. This practice,
popularity known as "hawking," is charac
teristic of catarrh, and proves as emhar.
RAISING to the one affected as it is disagree.
able TO those around him
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the mem brsue in the
shane of dry, hard c0ncreliOns, which are
discharged by way of the DOS rtls or throat
in Jumps or fragments of deep green tint
In aOg tnn nEta snNa mn
late to such an extent rs to form regular
plug in the nose, which obstruets breathing
and produces serious discomfort. So firmly
do these incruststions adhere TO the point
OF attachment that their removal u ually
erquires the most violent efforts; mol unire
quently they have to be tOrn from the mem
brane. Occasionally solid cast of notable
size is expelled, 90 which there are gener-
ally traces OF blood, but in some Cases the
cast presents a tubular appearance. being
OF exact shape of The Nasal cavity. This
condition is indicative OF liberation. which
in time may destroy the bony structure OF
the nose and produce subsequent hatten-
ing OF that organ
Cases are occasionally met with in which
a thick, yiScid, Shiny secretion ensts the
membrane of the nasal cavities aud then
| putTides, giving rise to a stencil which is
| really overpowering aud sufficiently fetid
| to poison the atmosphere of a whole room;
| and there are others i'll which all the secre-
| lions OF the membrane are suspended eaus.
| ing en- unpleasant feeling OF dryness, heat
and ieyerishness in the head aud nose-s
| condition popularity known as DRY Ca.
| tarrh"
The disease speedily extends to the air
| cavities of the bones of the forehead and
| face, giving rise to distressing sensation
| of heavy weight or compression over the
| forehead, especially in the region above
| and between the eyes, and to a feeling OF
| fullness, heat, irritation, soreness or pain
in the nostrils near the root of the nose. as
well as in the upper part Of the throat. above
| and behind the soft palate. Som etifnes
| there is pain obstinately fixed in some par.
| tjculaI part, as in the temple, on the top of
| the head, at the back OF the neck, or behind
the orbits, and occasionally pain manilests
| itself in the face of so severe a character
| that 1t is frequently mistaken for neuralgia
The breath Is always tainted and at times
| assumes sn exceeding fetid and sicSening
| odor In some cases IL becomes SO revolt.
| ingly offensive rs to render the sufferer
an object of disgust to himself as well as to
| others.
The nasal mem brane is thickened and
| congested, causing the nose to be stopped
| up, sometimes on one side, sometimes on
| the other, and often on both, giving ris to
a dissgreeable stufy sensation in the head,
| and occasioning violent and PROLONGED
| paroxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, indistinc: and husky,
or OF a nasal character, displaying a sort Of
smiling quality Oftentimes there is a con.
| tinuous hoarseness and discordance. There
! is also sense OF irritation in the throat
| and frequent attempts TO clear the parts of
phlegm, producing the sound "hem" more
| or less forcibly. In some cases patients
complain of an uncomfortable feeling of
| fullness. or a cboky sensation in the throat
and in others of a distressing and almost
| constant dryness, for the temporary relief
of which they have to swallow frequently
| Others. again, speak of constant bad or
nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
| less and becomes weak and irritable: the
i auDQfita is panripiOuC and " aa p a had
| In the morning. The patient is languid, I'M
| able to perform mental or physical labor
with the usual facility is nervous, de-
pressed in spirits, at times fearful timid
agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
| sleep, the memory weakened and perman:
ent impairment threatened.
| The nucus membrane soon becomes NOR
| bidly sensitive to unfavorable influences,
and in spite Of the utmost care becomes at.
| fected from the slightest causes. SO that al
last breath OF wind pom The lining of the
nose or throat becomes productive of cold,
ana gives rise to serious disturbances of the
| respiratory organs. Thus the patient is sub
| Ject to frequent and repeated colds, each
attack aggravating the disease by giving Ii
| a new impulse and involving larger ex
| tent or surface than its predecessor. In this
| manner the difficulty spreads from organ to
organ, invading the throat. larynx, trachea
and bronchial tubes, until, encroaching
further and further, 1t reaches tho finer
qualifications of the bronchi, when but a
lungs Catarrh may, and often does, affect
other organs In the body, especially those
containing mucus membrane such as the
stomach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
By the employ ment OF proper limitations
IN the form OF medicated Yapor {not steam
or spray we are able to produce immediate
and direct action upon the diseased surface
In the pharynx and nasal passages for air
will fnd.lts way into the most remote aud
intricate cavities, where it is utterly impos-
sible to make fluid applications. By these
means every case can be cured.
ozGNA.
Ozena is the professional or technical
name given to the advanced form of catarrh
in which liberation has eaten through the
membrane lining of the nose to the cartil.
age OF the bone. Any case of catarrh may
end Ia ozonn, but 1t most frequently occurs
IN those who are naturally scrcfnlous. The
discharge takes place through the nostrils
or through the throat, and is generally OF a
yellcwfsh or greenish yellow color, freqent-
~ tinged with blood, and almost always at
tended by an offensive smell In the lan-
guage OF DR.. Wood, of philadelphia, THE
disease Is ore of the most obdurate and
disagreeable which the physician has to
encounter. In bad cases the breath OF the
him from society and to render him an OBJ
ject of disgust even to himself" In some
cases PIECES OF bone become separated and
slough off, leaving deep, unhealthy ulcers.
which secrete a bloody matter and are ex.
tremely difficult to heal. After ozoena has
continued for some time the sense of smell
usually becomes impaired and often lost.
Deafness is one OF the most common conse.
quences and results from its extension
through the .eustachian tnbes to the Internal
ear. Pains in the head and over the frontal
sinuses, impairing memory, and even in
sanity frequently springs from its extension
70 h dne brain am The greatest danger, however,
because the most common, is that 1t will
extend downward and affect the lungs. In
most cases OF pulmonary disease catarrh is
present IN some degree. and in many in.
tents discomfort. vac pa
Besides these grave consequences, all of
which are liable to spring from scrofulous
c a or ozona. there are others which. IL
10 occasions great unhappiness tot thousands
81 both sexes. by isolanng them and pre-
i've running from the nose, with foul
breath, is about as great q calamity as can
lefall young people, Tor no young peopla
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